The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
JIMMY CARTERHuman identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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